DCR-PC4E, DCR-PC5E - Sony Movie Service Manual (repair manual). Page 4

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1.

POWER SUPPLY DURING REPAIRS ····························· 5

2.

TO TAKE OUT A CASSETTE WHEN NOT EJECT
(FORCE EJECT) ································································ 5

1.

SELF-DIAGNOSIS FUNCTION ······································· 6

2.

SELF-DIAGNOSIS DISPLAY ·········································· 6

3.

SERVICE MODE DISPLAY ············································· 6

3-1.

Display Method ·································································· 6

3-2.

Backup No. ········································································· 6

3-3.

End of Display ···································································· 6

4.

SELF-DIAGNOSIS CODE TABLE ··································· 7

1.

ORNAMENTAL PARTS ···················································· 8

2.

DISASSEMBLY ································································· 9

2-1.

LCD UNIT (PD-126 BOARD, INVERTER
TRANSFORMER UNIT) ················································· 10

2-2.

CABINET (R) BLOCK ASSEMBLY ······························ 11

2-3.

BJ-1 BOARD ···································································· 11

2-4.

LCD HINGE ASSEMBLY ··············································· 12

2-5.

ATTACHING HARNESSES OF THE LCD HINGE
ASSEMBLY ····································································· 13

2-6.

LENS-EVF BLOCK ASSEMBLY ··································· 14

2-7.

MICROPHONE BLOCK, SPEAKER ····························· 14

2-8.

VC-245 BOARD ······························································ 15

2-9.

MECHANISM DECK ······················································ 15

2-10. CF-75 BOARD, LENS DEVICE (LSV-651B) ················ 16
2-11. HEADPHONE JACK, S TERMINAL,

LITHIUM BATTERY, MEMORY STICK
CONNECTOR (PC5E MODEL) ····································· 17

2-12. NS-12 BOARD, CONTROL SWITCH BLOCK

(PS-30350), CONTROL SWITCH BLOCK (FK-30350) ·· 18

3.

REPAIR PARTS LIST ······················································ 19

3-1.

EXPLODED VIEWS ······················································· 19

3-1-1. OVERALL SECTION ······················································ 19
3-1-2. CABINET (R) BLOCK ASSEMBLY-1 ··························· 20
3-1-3. CABINET (R) BLOCK ASSEMBLY-2 ··························· 21
3-1-4. LENS-EVF SECTION ····················································· 22
3-1-5. CABINET (L) SECTION ················································· 23

Checking supplied accessories ··················································· 24
Quick Start Guide ······································································· 24
Getting started ············································································ 25

Using this manual ··································································· 25
Step 1 Preparing the power supply ········································· 25
  Charging the battery pack ····················································· 25
  Installing the battery pack ····················································· 26
  Connecting to the mains ······················································· 27
Step 2 Inserting a cassette ······················································· 27
Step 3 Using a touch panel ····················································· 27

Recording –Basics ······································································ 28

Recording a picture ································································· 28
  Shooting backlit subjects (BACK LIGHT) ··························· 29
  Shooting in the dark (NightShot/Super NightShot) ·············· 30
  Self-timer recording ······························································ 30
  END SEARCH ····································································· 30

Playback –Basics ········································································ 31

Playing back a tape ································································· 31
Viewing the recording on TV ················································· 32

Advanced Recording Operations ················································ 33

Recording a still image on a tape –Tape Photo recording ······ 33
Adjusting the white balance manually ···································· 34
Using the wide mode ······························································ 34
Using the fader function ························································· 34

Using special effects –Picture effect ······································· 35
Using special effects –Digital effect ······································· 36
Using the PROGRAM AE function ········································ 36
Adjusting the exposure manually ··········································· 37
Using the spot light-metering mode – Flexible Spot Meter ··· 37
Focusing manually ·································································· 38

Advanced Playback Operations ·················································· 38

Playing back a tape with picture effects ································· 38
Playing back a tape with digital effects ·································· 39
Enlarging images recorded on tapes – PB ZOOM ················· 39
Quickly locating a scene using the zero set memory function ·· 39
Searching the boundaries of recorded tape by title
–Title search ············································································ 40
Searching a recording by date –Date search ··························· 40
Searching for a photo –Photo search/Photo scan ···················· 41

Editing ························································································ 42

Dubbing a tape ········································································ 42
Dubbing only desired scenes –Digital program editing ········· 42
Audio dubbing ········································································ 45
Superimposing a title ······························································ 46
Making your own titles ··························································· 47
Labeling a cassette ·································································· 48

Customizing Your  Camcorder ···················································· 48

Changing the menu settings ···················································· 48
Resetting the date and time ····················································· 50

“Memory Stick” Operations (DCR-PC5E only) ························ 50

Using a “Memory Stick” –introduction ·································· 50
Recording still images on “Memory Stick”
–Memory photo recording ······················································ 52
Superimposing a still picture in the “Memory Stick”
on a moving picture –MEMORY MIX ··································· 53
Recording an image from a mini DV tape as a still image ····· 55
Copying still images from a mini DV tape –Photo save ········· 55
Viewing a still picture –Memory photo playback ··················· 56
Enlarging still images recorded on “Memory Stick”s
–Memory PB ZOOM ······························································ 57
Playing back images continuously –SLIDE SHOW ··············· 57
Preventing accidental erasure –Image protection ··················· 58
Deleting images ······································································ 58
Writing a print mark –PRINT MARK ···································· 59

Additional Information ······························································· 59

Using the viewfinder ······························································· 59
Usable cassettes ······································································ 59
About i.LINK ·········································································· 60
Troubleshooting ······································································ 61
Self-diagnosis display ····························································· 62
Warning indicators and messages ··········································· 62
Using your camcorder abroad ················································· 63
Maintenance information and precautions ······························ 63

Quick Reference ········································································· 65

Identifying the parts and controls ··········································· 65
Quick Function Guide ···························································· 67